Safety saw guard



,1. FEDERER SAFETY sAw GUARD Filed April .19. 1924 Sept. 15, 1925.

JOSEPH FEDE? r'reN'r orales;

SZ-IEBOYGAN, 'WSCNSIN.

SAFTY SAV] GU Application filed April 19, 19245.

T0 @ZZ ultiem, .it mog/f concern Re it known that losnrn lfnonnnn, e citizen ot the United States, residino' Sheboygan, in the county ot filhebfv nd `State oit llliseonsin, has invented certain new and uset'ul Improvements in latety Saw Guards, ot which the following' is a specification.

This invention relates to safety saw guards and it consists in the novel features hereinatter described and clain'ied.

An object ot the invention is to provide a device of the character stated which is adapted to he used over the table et a eireular saw and which is provided with ineans which serve as tenders tor preventing; the operator 'troni eenling in Contact with the saw and which at the saine linie are so mounted and arranged that they periuit et the tree passage ot the board or tin'iber alone' the saw duringl the sawing' operation. li`iu'ther1uore the guard will prevent the saw 'troni picking; up loose blocks and throw lu; thein as Circular saws sometimes do. .lt will also prevent the saw blade :troni throwing` the dust in a forward direction and toward the operatoru Therefore the device l is the forward portion o'l the table tree l in the accumulation ot such materials and otects the eyes and person ot the operator against injury or harn'i.

l' the aceoinpauylugl drawi` Figure l is f: side View el the guard.

Figure 2 is a similar View showing' how the iront end ot the saw guard rides over the board or timber, and

Figure 3 is a Jfront view oi the sailiety saw guard.

Figure 4t is a vertical transverse section taken on line 2-2 otl Figure l.

The safety saw `Lquard comprises a stall 'l which is attached to the ceiling' oi the at a position above the saw table 2 and the circular saw 3. The table and saw are ot conventional torni and may be of any usual type.

An elongated block 4 is carried at the lower end oit' the stati and the length ot the block is disposed at a right angle to the axis ot the statt. The under forward end ot the block is bevelled or curved as at 5. The block is positioned above the saw blade and is spaced therefrom and the lowersurface ot the block .is parallel with the upper surface of the table and is spaced therefrom.

11H, SdlCejr S..

Serial No. 7127,661.

.Flatplates l0 are mounted at the sides ot the block and the ends of the plates project beyond the ends oit the block. The under toi-ward ends ot the plates are rounded as at ll and are disposed above the upper surface of the table and the saw.

l-Eaeh plate is provided at a point between its ends with a slot 13 and the said slots are disposed transversely of the plates and are inclined at acute angles to the :median longi tudinal dimensions of the respective plates. From the lower edges of the plates the slots are upwardly and rearwardly slanted and the slots are located in advance of the point of attaclunont ot the stellt1 with the block. .llolts tl are attached yto the sides oit the block and pass through the said slots and carry at tl :1r outer end portim'is washers which bear upon the outer surfaces ot the plates.

lllierefore the bolts and their attachments serre as ineens tor guiding' the movement oit the 'forward portions et the plates with relation to the block. rlhe plates are restrained and eonin l to vertical n'ioven'ient only but they may move rearwardly with relation to the block tor a distance equal to the slant or bases oi" the angles at which the slots are slanted.

rlhe forward end oit the saw guard is closed by the! luuisirru1 l@ which tits between the upper straight edu-es l? and the under rounded tro es flfl otthe plates ttl with its outer i e nush with the correM spending edges et the latter. The housing 'fastened in place in any suitalfile manner the upper rear end thereoft .tits in a o .i or recess 19 termed in the trout end et the bleek 11i.

ln practice, when a board is placed upon the table and moved toward the saw blade the board passes under the forward. edges ot' the plates and the housing 16 and litts the saw guard whereby the lower edges of the plates rest upon the upper surface ot the board. As the board passes by the saw and the teeth ot the saw makes the incision or out in the board, the saw guard prevents the duets trein being east forwardly by the saw toward the operator and also prevent the saw from picking up any fragments which might be upon the upper surface of the saw table and troni casting1 such trap;- inents toward the operator. Therefore a satety saw guard ot simple and durable form is provided and the same will e'ectually protect the operator against the dangers and damages which may be occasioned by throwing the materials as above indicated.

Having described the invention what is claimed is A safety saw guard comprising a staff7 an elongated block attached to the lower end thereof and disposed at a right angle thereto, the under forward end of the block being` bevelled and the upper front corner thereof provided with a notch, plates mounted at the sides of the block and having curved forward ends, means for guiding the plates vertically of the side surfaces of the block, and a housing` closing,` the torward end of the saw guard, said housing {itting between the plates with its outer face lflush with the corresponding edges of the latter and its upper rear end fitting in said notch.

In testimony whereof he aixes his signature.

JOSEPH FEDERER. 

